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| - View events updated in real time on AFP Agenda For a selection of upcoming events and a preview of our top stories, sign up to our newsletter, AFP Agenda Highlights Please note that all times are in GMT. Major events are listed under 'Highlights'. For full details of our coverage of top stories, please see our regularly updated News Advisory (+) : Event added in the last 24 hours. (*) : Event updated in the last 24 hours. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 Highlights WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF and World Bank annual meetings VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 18) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes World Economic Outlook (1230 GMT) (+) JOHNSTOWN (United States) - Trump holds second campaign rally since Covid hospitalization (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. STEPANAKERT (Azerbaijan) - Heavy fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To October 14) (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 15) Asia-Pacific (*) SHENZHEN (China) - President Xi, Hong Kong leader Lam visit VIDEO. (To 14) (+) QINGDAO (China) - Covid-19 testing in the entire city after six virus cases (To 16) BEIJING (China) - National People's Congress Standing Committee meets (To 17) BEIJING (China) - 23rd Beijing Music Festival (To 20) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim meets king as he seeks to topple government VIDEO. BANGKOK (Thailand) - Candlelight ceremony in front of Grand Palace to mark fourth anniversary of king Bhumibol Adulyadej's death PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. Europe (+) GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO hosts briefing on Covid-19 infections among healthcare workers (1030 GMT) PARIS (France) - Auction of allosaurus skeleton (1300 GMT) VIDEO. MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1630 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - PM Mark Rutte holds press conference, new virus measures expected (1700 GMT) PICTURE. LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) - EU European affairs ministers meet, focused on Brexit LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (+) KIEV (Ukraine) - Ukraine FM Dmytro Kuleba holds online press briefing (0630 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Federal bank publishes annual financial stability review (0900 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Energy Intelligence Forum (0900 GMT) (To 15) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - PM Mitsotakis hosts talks with Canada, Germany foreign ministers (1000 GMT) ROME (Italy) - Senate debates government proposals for economic recovery (1000 GMT) (+) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Soyuz crew gives pre-launch press conference at Baikonur (1000 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair opening press conference (online only) (1030 GMT) (*) PARIS (France) - Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin meets with police unions (1530 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - Dutch PM Mark Rutte is expected to unveil strict new measures aimed at stopping the surging coronavirus (1700 GMT) VIDEO. ISTANBUL (Turkey) - Municipal theatre shows play in Kurdish for first time (1730 GMT) VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - London Film Festival (To 18) CANNES (France) - 3rd Cannes International Series Festival, focused on TV PICTURE. (To 14) FRANCE - Extinction Rebellion week of action VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (To 19) BELARUS - Military exercises between ex-Soviet allies VIDEO. (To 16) CANNES (France) - MIPCOM Online+, the world's biggest television and streaming market held virtually (To 16) FÁTIMA (Portugal) - Last pilgrimage of the year at the Fatima shrine, under strict social distancing rules PICTURE. VIDEO. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Greek farmer goes on trial for US scientist's rape, murder WARSAW (Poland) - Farmers protest against animal rights bill VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. VIENNA (Austria) - OPEC monthly report LILLE (France) - World Forum for a Responsible Economy (To 15) (+) DUBLIN (Ireland) - Government reveals 2021 budget, bracing for twin shocks of Brexit and pandemic LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. North America (+) PEMBROKE PINES (United States) - Biden speaks about policy for seniors on visit to Florida PICTURE. VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) CHICAGO (United States) - Judge, attorneys discuss status of singer R. Kelly's sex assault case after trial postponed GRAND RAPIDS (United States) - Six charged in militia plot to kidnap Michigan governor appear in court (*) HOUSTON (United States) - Texas holds in-person voting VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MONTREAL (Canada) - Rape trial of comedy producer Gilbert Rozon (To 16) SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Hearing in case against Uber and Lyft over drivers' status WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath holds press conference (1230 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes Global Financial Stability report, followed by press conference (1430 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - G24 group of developing countries press conference during World Bank-IMF meetings (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Panel discussion with IMF chief Georgieva on post-Covid resilience (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - US consumer price index (1230 GMT) CUPERTINO (United States) - Apple holds special online event (1700 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Pompeo delivers remarks at award ceremony (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa CAIRO (Egypt) - WHO press conference on latest regional news about the coronavirus pandemic (1330 GMT) DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) - 71st International Astronautical Congress (To 16) ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeal trial of leading opposition activist Fodil Boumala ORAN (Algeria) - Trial of journalist, rights activist Saïd Boudour Sub-Saharan Africa JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) - EFF leader Julius Malema in court over alleged 2018 assault of a policeman (0700 GMT) VIDEO. PICTURE. Latin America (+) SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia) - Centrist ex-president Carlos Mesa holds campaign ahead of elections on October 18 (2200 GMT) VIDEO. COPIAPÓ (Chile) - 10th anniversary of end of Chilean miners' ordeal VIDEO. GRAPHIC. Sports ORLANDO (United States) - NBA Finals VIDEO. MILAN (Italy) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour d'Italie 2020 PICTURE. (To 25) UNITED STATES - Major League Soccer regular season (To November 8) LOS ANGELES (United States) - NFL regular season (To January 3, 2021) COLOGNE (Germany) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 4 Germany v Switzerland (1845 GMT) PICTURE. KIEV (Ukraine) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 4 Ukraine v Spain (1845 GMT) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 Highlights Naqoura (Lebanon) - Lebanon and Israel begin maritime border talks VIDEO. (To November 14) (+) DES MOINES (United States) - Trump holds election rally in Iowa's largest city (2230 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - Schools, places of worship shut as new virus restrictions come into force (To 28) (+) SHENZHEN (China) - President Xi delivers speech marking 40th anniversary of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, at the Hong Kong border BANGKOK (Thailand) - Protesters gather at Democracy Monument to demand PM's resignation VIDEO. PICTURE. LIVE VIDEO. SINGAPORE (Singapore) - Preliminary Q3 GDP data (0000 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Frankfurt Book Fair PICTURE. (To 18) BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan) - Cosmonauts blast off for International Space Station (0530 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Boris Johnson answers Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) (1100 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. MOSCOW (Russia) - FM Lavrov hosts talks with Italian counterpart VIDEO. PARIS (France) - Verdict in trial of activists over attempt to seize African funeral staff from Quai Branly museum (0700 GMT) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's general audience with a limited public (0730 GMT) PICTURE. BERLIN (Germany) - Joint Economic Forecast for Autumn 2020 (0800 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB chief Lagarde delivers online speech during UN Environment Programme round table (0800 GMT) (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Greek PM to meet Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (0930 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - Health Minister Jens Spahn, Robert Koch Institute chief Lothar Wieler hold press conference on flu vaccination amid Covid-19 pandemic (0930 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. KIEV (Ukraine) - Nationalists hold march to mark Defender of Ukraine Day (1100 GMT) PICTURE. (+) PRAGUE (Czech Republic) - Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar visits (1130 GMT) North America NEW YORK (United States) - 30th anniversary of American composer Leonard Bernstein's death (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF publishes report on budgetary surveillance followed by press conference (1200 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva holds press conference (1415 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - World Bank chief David Malpass holds press conference (1445 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva talks to Melinda Gates about economic recovery plans (1630 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in case of woman who claimed to be ex-president Bouteflika's daughter ORAN (Algeria) - Verdict due in trial of 26 demonstrators after a rally in Oran RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meet online (0800 GMT) Sports HELSINKI (Finland) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 4 Finland v Ireland (1600 GMT) BERGAMO (Italy) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 1 Italy v Netherlands (1845 GMT) PICTURE. LONDON (United Kingdom) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 2 England v Denmark (1845 GMT) PICTURE. ZAGREB (Croatia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League A day 4: Group 3 Croatia v France (1845 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. MOSCOW (Russia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League B day 4: Group 3 Russia v Hungary (1845 GMT) TALLINN (Estonia) - Football: UEFA Nations League - League C day 4: Group 2 Estonia v Armenia (1845 GMT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Highlights SEOUL (South Korea) - BTS's managing agency Big Hit Entertainment makes stock market debut BRUSSELS (Belgium) - EU summit LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 16) Asia-Pacific (*) BANGKOK (Thailand) - PM Prayut Chan-o-cha hosts Chinese FM Wang Yi for talks VIDEO. INDIA - Cinemas, swimming pools reopen as coronavirus lockdown eases further VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. (+) HONG KONG (China) - Procedural hearing for activists prosecuted for Tiananmen vigil (0630 GMT) Europe GENEVA (Switzerland) - WHO briefing on Covid-19 (1500 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. (+) ATHENS (Greece) - Greek court to mull sentences for neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn PARIS (France) - Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin meets with police unions (0630 GMT) (+) TALLINN (Estonia) - Bocuse d'Or Europe semi-finals (To 16) BRUSSELS (Belgium) - Deadline for EU states to submit virus recovery plans to Commission (+) FRANCE - Hospital staff go on strike to demand better working conditions LIVE VIDEO. VIDEO. PICTURE. VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope Francis hosts world leaders at 'Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance' congress (To 18) PARIS (France) - Inflation data (0645 GMT) (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Two Italian priests go on trial in sex abuse case (0730 GMT) MADRID (Spain) - Spanish authorities give briefing on coronavirus (1600 GMT) LIVE VIDEO. North America (+) WASHINGTON (United States) - Senate Judiciary Committee votes on Supreme Court nominee Coney Barrett PICTURE. VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - US releases weekly initial jobless claims data (1230 GMT) WASHINGTON (United States) - IMF chief Georgieva, ECB's Lagarde join debate on world economy (1600 GMT) VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. WASHINGTON (United States) - Saudi FM addresses US thinktank amid thaw between Gulf Arabs and Israel (1700 GMT) (+) GREENVILLE (United States) - Trump holds election rally in swing state of North Carolina (1700 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - President Aoun begins parliamentary consultations to name new premier ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict due in trial of opposition figure Fodil Boumala PICTURE. CAIRO (Egypt) - 50th anniversary of Anwar Sadat's presidential inauguration Sub-Saharan Africa LUANDA (Angola) - New parliament session opens VIDEO. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 Highlights WORLD - World Food Day GRAPHIC. (+) PHILADELPHIA (United States) - Biden in televised town hall event after debate with Trump cancelled (0000 GMT) PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) GUJRANWALA (Pakistan) - First in series of anti-government rallies held by opposition parties PHUKET (Thailand) - Phuket vegetarian festival VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 25) Europe PARIS (France) - EU new vehicle registrations data for September (0600 GMT) (+) SOFIA (Bulgaria) - Major demonstration planned to mark 100 days of anti-government protests (1400 GMT) VIDEO. Sports UNITED STATES - NBA Draft ALCAÑIZ (Spain) - Aragon MotoGP PICTURE. (To 18) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 Highlights NEW ZEALAND - National election VIDEO. PICTURE. Worldwide WORLD - International Day for Eradication of Poverty Europe (*) BERLIN (Germany) - Debate between three contenders to replace Merkel VIDEO. FRANCE - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (*) PARIS (France) - Protest march in support of asylum seekers North America (*) WASHINGTON (United States) - Nationwide women's marches against Trump filling Supreme Court seat VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. PICTURE. Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Appeals verdict for head of auto group Sovac accused of corruption (2000 GMT) RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - Virtual Misk Global Forum (2001 GMT) (To 20) Sports (*) BRISTOL (United Kingdom) - Rugby: European Champions Cup, Final: Racing 92 v Exeter (1545 GMT) PICTURE. SYDNEY (Australia) - Racing - The Everest, the world's richest turf race SÖLDEN (Austria) - Alpine skiing - World Cup Soelden (To 18) OUDENAARDE (Belgium) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Tour des Flandres 2020 (2200 GMT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020 Highlights GUINEA - Presidential election PICTURE. VIDEO. Asia-Pacific (+) KARACHI (Pakistan) - Anti-government rally held by opposition parties (0500 GMT) Europe (*) VATICAN CITY (Holy See) - Pope's Angelus prayer on Saint Peter's Square (1000 GMT) PICTURE. (+) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB chief Lagarde takes part in panel discussion at IMF/World Bank meetings (1305 GMT) North America UNITED NATIONS (United States) - UN arms embargo on Iran expiration date Middle East and North Africa ALGIERS (Algeria) - Verdict in trial of 11 anti-government protesters Sub-Saharan Africa OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso) - Constitutional Council receives provisional list of presidential candidates Latin America BOLIVIA - General election VIDEO. PICTURE. GRAPHIC. SANTIAGO (Chile) - Protests mark anniversary of social uprising VIDEO. LIVE VIDEO. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 Asia-Pacific SEREMBAN (Malaysia) - Inquest into the death of Franco-Irish teen Nora Quoirin VIDEO. PICTURE. (To 23) Europe TALLINN (Estonia) - Three Seas Virtual Summit and Business Forum (To 20) PARIS (France) - Twitter hearing over inaction against online hate (0730 GMT) PARIS (France) - Russian in court over huge online extortion racket (0900 GMT) (To 22) PARIS (France) - Trial of Josu Ternera, ex-head of Basque separatist group ETA (1130 GMT) (To 20) North America DES MOINES (United States) - Primary school funded by Jeff Bezos opens VIDEO. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 Worldwide IN SPACE - US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu Europe BRUSSELS (Belgium) - European Parliament debate on Digital Services Act STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Volvo Group Q3 results ZURICH (Switzerland) - UBS Q3 results (0445 GMT) PARIS (France) - Danone Q3 results (0530 GMT) FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - Trial of two far-right suspects over murder of CDU politician Walter Luebcke (0700 GMT) PICTURE. North America SAN FRANCISCO (United States) - Netflix Q3 results (2200 GMT) Middle East and North Africa BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Parliament meets to discuss general amnesty law Sub-Saharan Africa KHARTOUM (Sudan) - Trial of ousted president Bashir resumes VIDEO. PICTURE. Sports MADRID (Spain) - Cycling: World Tour 2020, Vuelta Tour of Spain (To November 8) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific BUSAN (South Korea) - Busan International Film Festival (To 30) ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - Supreme Court hearing in appeal over acquittal of four men over killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl (0130 GMT) Europe FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Germany) - ECB president Lagarde, chief economist Lane strategy speech PARIS (France) - Paris Chocolate Fair VIDEO. (To 25) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Banksy's 'Show me the Monet' auctioned FILE PICTURE. STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - Ericsson quarterly results (0500 GMT) LONDON (United Kingdom) - Inflation data for September (0500 GMT) VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nestle Q3 results (0515 GMT) North America UNITED STATES - US border with Canada due to reopen to non-essential travel VIDEO. Middle East and North Africa ALGERIA - Primary schools reopen PICTURE. afp
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